Garden City Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Charlie Lanier

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website gardencitybaptistchurch.com

Pastor Credentials Charlie Lanier — M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS), 2003.

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

'Light of the world' mission framing; creed not surfaced.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not surfaced on homepage.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated Men's Ministry in navigation confirmed — green held.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not surfaced on homepage.

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Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Male pastor; SBC complementarian framework.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Charlie Lanier (SEBTS M.Div.) + plural-elder governance, all male.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository tradition per SEBTS pipeline.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Love God, love people, and make disciples' — Great Commission framing.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No affirming/inclusive LGBTQ language detected. No DEI/CRT language.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

SBC + SBCV via BFM2000 affirmation; founded under Baptist Faith and Message framework.

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Assessment

Garden City Baptist Church at 3536 Garden City Blvd in Roanoke. Teaching Pastor Brian Willard, Associate Pastor John Sweeney. Member of Roanoke Valley Baptist Association. Phone: (540) 427-0131. Needs full review.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Men's ministry is green (dedicated program listed). Otherwise sparse public site — kept yellow. --- 2026-05-18 V4.9.6: yellow -> green. BFM2000 affirmation confirmed; pastor corrected to Charlie Lanier (SEBTS M.Div. 2003); all-male elder team.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source gardencitybaptistchurch.com

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